Advice for a hopeless gardener

[jansman]

Dry in open air and turn over. Lots of open air. When bone dry, store in non - synthetic bag or box

[jennyjj01]

Dry in open air and turn over. Lots of open air. When bone dry, store in non - synthetic bag or box

Cheers.
I'd hoped the garage would have been warm and airy enough, and sadly it's raining here. I'll need to get creative. Possibly running my dehydrator with the front open to circulate a bit of warmth around the garage. If I get a sunny spell tomorrow, I'll lay them out Inca style.

I'm damned if I'm sharing them with snails now.

[jansman]

Dry in open air and turn over. Lots of open air. When bone dry, store in non - synthetic bag or box

Cheers.
I'd hoped the garage would have been warm and airy enough, and sadly it's raining here. I'll need to get creative. Possibly running my dehydrator with the front open to circulate a bit of warmth around the garage. If I get a sunny spell tomorrow, I'll lay them out Inca style.

I'm damned if I'm sharing them with snails now.

I’d not worry about vermin. I always lay mine on a the slabs and keep them turning. I wouldn’t use fuel,use air and breeze. It works.

[jennyjj01]

What's happened to my Marta?

As yet I've had ZERO red tomatoes from my small crop. This one from an outdoor grow bag.
It's rotting from the stalk end. Almost fell off the bush. Colour is awful

If it's blight, I need to dump that growbag asap as it is near my spuds.

[jansman]

What's happened to my Marta?

As yet I've had ZERO red tomatoes from my small crop. This one from an outdoor grow bag.
It's rotting from the stalk end. Almost fell off the bush. Colour is awful

If it's blight, I need to dump that growbag asap as it is near my spuds.IMG_20230730_123722.jpg

I’ve got loads of green tomatoes, and few right now are redding up! Mine are in the greenhouse too. I’ve put banana skins in but they still aren’t redder- yet…

[GillyBee]

Mine are being slow this year too, both in the greenhouse and outdoors. The only ones with a glimmer of ripeness are my Real Seeds Galina toms which originated in Siberia. The courgettes are struggling too as are my runner beans, Not a good growing year.

[jansman]

I am pleased to say that the garden is the heaviest it has yielded for a long time. I put it down to the warmth and wet to be honest. Runners are excellent, spuds too. The spaghetti marrows I grow are holding 29 squashes I can see right now. The rest is perennial- and they are superb as usual. Thoroughly recommend perennial veg.

[jennyjj01]

Mine are being slow this year too, both in the greenhouse and outdoors. The only ones with a glimmer of ripeness are my Real Seeds Galina toms which originated in Siberia. The courgettes are struggling too as are my runner beans, Not a good growing year.

I actually only had two courgettes survive and only one bore fruit. But it was still a glut.
My runner beans are starting to produce

[GillyBee]

I am the other way around. I picked 2 courgettes and a Trombocino today but the runner bean flowers all seem to be dropping off without pollinating. At least the French beans are producing albeit quite slowly.
Does anyone have an opinion as to hybrid versus heritage courgettes? I am noticing much better production from the Black Beauty than from the heritage Trieste type plants. Thinking of going to hybrids only as I dont have space for poor producing plants.

[jennyjj01]

Does anyone have an opinion as to hybrid versus heritage courgettes? I am noticing much better production from the Black Beauty than from the heritage Trieste type plants. Thinking of going to hybrids only as I dont have space for poor producing plants.

Mine are Ambassador F1s They grow huge and crop prolifically.